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Art Subject: Portrait
Penthouse Pool Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Penthouse Pool Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by S...
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

16 x 20" John Travolta as Tony Manero in Staying Alive Signed
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor, singer, dancer John Travolta as Tony Manero in 'Staying Alive' in 1983. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto and in pencil ...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Kiwi, Student at a Coffee Shop, NYC
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 15) Signed and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mariette Pathy Allen has been photographing the trans...
Category

Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Celebrity Cruise 1965 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Celebrity Cruise 1965 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped British comedian Peter Sellers (1925 – 1980) holidays with Princess Margaret (1930 – 2002, right) on the Aga Khan’s yacht on the C...
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cap Juluca Hotel 1992 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Cap Juluca Hotel 1992 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Patricia and Margaret O’Neil at the Cap Juluca Hotel in Cap Juluca, Anguilla, 1992 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Es...
Category

1990s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ursula Andress 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Ursula Andress 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Swiss actress Ursula Andress poses in a hammock, in Rome, Italy, circa 1955. 12 x 12" inches / 30 x 30 cm paper size Estate Stam...
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pharrell Williams, Photography on canvas. Mounted on a stretcher
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter. The artist's technique consists...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

The Italian Actress Lauretta Masiero - Vintage photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Lauretta Masiero.
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Strike the pose, Brandi Quinones, Kate Moss, Shalom Harlow
Located in Zurich, CH
Ellen VON UNWERTH (*1954, Germany) Strike the pose, Brandi Quinones, Kate Moss, Shalom Harlow, Miami, 1993 Unique Polaroid Image 7.5 x 9.5 cm (3 x 3 3/4 in.) Sheet 8.6 x 10.7 cm (3 3...
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Fan Mail 1952 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail 1952 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film ‘The Asphalt J...
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Skiers in St Moritz 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Skiers in St Moritz 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Skiers in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to...
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

A Colourful Crew 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
A Colourful Crew 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A group of colourfully dressed friends on board the Calypso clothing store owned boat, Bermuda, June 1970. 30 x 20" inches / 61 x...
Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Conmemoración, Portrait. Limited edition fashion color photograph.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Dreams and fantasies from the past and present are portrayed by Léa Bon’s subjects, which she uses as her own personal dolls. Léa Bon work is a profound exploration of dreams and fa...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

The High Life 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
The High Life 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Actor George Hamilton (in blue) takes off in a speedboat with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez 20 x 24...
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Male model Milton Dean multiple exposure nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi.
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Girls (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Girls (29 Palms, CA) 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate, Artist inventory number: 958. Not m...
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Feathers, Papua New Guinea by Cristina Mittermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
"Feathers" Papua New Guinea, 2006 30 x 20 in / Edition of 6 - $4,500 Also available: 48 x 32 in / Edition of 6 - $7,500 60 x 40 in / Edition of 6 - $10,500 75 x 50 in / Edition of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Another Monday Morning (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Another Monday Morning (29 Palms, CA) 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate, Artist inventory nu...
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Jack Mitchell Nude of dancer Jeremy Blanton, 1972
Located in Glenford, NY
Jack Mitchell mid-20th Century beautiful nude photograph of ballet and Broadway dancer Jeremy Blanton in 1972. Blanton was a spectacular dancer in numerous international ballet compa...
Category

1970s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Blondie Backstage by Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Blondie Backstage By Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition Debbie Harry of Blondie backstage at Alice Cooper gig (Blondie support band) Philadelphia 1978 ...
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Fan Mail 1952 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail 1952 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film ‘The Asphalt J...
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

David Bailey 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
David Bailey 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped English photographer David Bailey on the Italian island of Capri 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection ...
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Truman Capote 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Truman Capote 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Author of ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’, Truman Capote (1924 – 1984) and his dog in Palm Springs, California. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 c...
Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Apres Ski 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Apres Ski 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A party of skiers adjourn for drinks at Squaw Valley, California, 1961. Second from right is American lawyer and businessman Alexander Co...
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Summer In Monaco 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Summer In Monaco 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Film director Howard Hawks (1896 – 1977) and his wife Dee spend a summer day by the pool in Monaco with producer Charles K Feldman...
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Blondie Blue by BATIK- Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Blondie Blue By BATIK Archival pigment pop art print of pop culture icon Debbie Harry of punk rock glam band Blondie Edition of 15 BATIK is a London based fine artist and image ma...
Category

1970s Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Black Pearl Trippers 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Black Pearl Trippers 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Harry Cabot Jnr (standing, centre) with his son and their host Barclay (Buzzy) H Warburton III (in striped shirt) aboard the b...
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cortina d’Ampezzo 1982 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Cortina d’Ampezzo 1982 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. 24 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper si...
Category

1980s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Adriatic Sailors 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Adriatic Sailors 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Young holidaymakers from Milan enjoy a sail on the Adriatic, 1956. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Coll...
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Al Fresco Tea 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Al Fresco Tea 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Colonel Dimitris Levidis enjoying a meal in the fresh air at Harvati with his wife and son, July 1961. 50 x 50" inches / 127 x 127 c...
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Alice Topping 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Alice Topping 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Socialite Alice Topping by a swimming pool in Palm Beach, Florida, 1959. 12 x 12" inches / 30 x 30 cm paper size Estate Stamped Co...
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Anne Anka 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Anne Anka 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Anne Anka, wife of singer Paul Anka and daughter of Count Charles de Zogheb, with her daughters (left to right) Alicia, Anthea, Alexandra...
Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Apres Ski 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Apres Ski 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A group of women reclining on the snow in Gstaad with rugs covering their knees, 1963. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estat...
Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

At The Von Pantzs 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
At The Von Pantzs 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Bathers by the pool at El Rincon, the Marbella home of Baron and Baroness von Pantz, Spain, August 1967. 12 x 16" inches / 30 x ...
Category

1990s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Barbados Bliss 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Barbados Bliss 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Ava Marshall relaxes with a book amongst the bougainvillea in Barbados, 1976 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamp...
Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Laura Hawk In Paestum 1984 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Laura Hawk In Paestum 1984 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Laura Hawk, assistant to the photographer, poses reading a guide to Paestum while standing on the base of a broken column amo...
Category

1980s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

New England Skiing 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in Cranmore Mountain, New Hampshire, circa 1955 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper si...
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Palm Beach Society 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Society 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Palm Beach socialite Jim Kimberly (far left) and friends around his white sports car on the shores of Lake Worth, Florida, April...
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Poolside Secrets 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Poolside Secrets 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Flo Smith (left) and Lily Pulitzer at a pool party, Palm Beach, Florida, April 1961. 30 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size E...
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Shadows (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Shadows (Till Death do us Part) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist In...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Baby
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative painting titled "Baby" is an original artwork by André Schulze made of oil paint on a vintage found photograph. The piece measures 8"h x ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, Oil, Photographic Paper

Raoul Salan - Portrait - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Raoul Salan is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Y, From the series Lous and The Yakuza. Mixed media fashion color photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter. The artist's technique consists...
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Hilltop, limited edition, archival pigment ink photograph, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Hilltop, limited edition, archival pigment ink photograph, signed and numbered When looking at Julie Blackmon’s “Hilltop,” notice the elements that are in motion: the grass on the h...
Category

2010s Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nowhere to Run (The Last Picture Show) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Nowhere to Run (The Last Picture Show) - 2000 20x20m, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inven...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Supercilious (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, 21st Century, expired, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Supercilious (29 Palms, CA) - 2009 38x36cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature Label. Artist inventory...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Elton John, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 25 Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10 Color portrait of famous singer and songwriter Elton John sitting on a chair. From personality portraits and a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled - Cricket on the Nose Scene - (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled - Cricket on the Nose Scene - (29 Palms, CA) - 2009 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signatu...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Audrey Hepburn b/w photograph LIFETIME print silver gelatin
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he ...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Trickle (Stage of Consciousness) - featuring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Trickle (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist In...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Just Landed (Long Way Home) - featuring Radha Mitchell, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Just Landed (Long Way Home) - 1999 featuring Radha Mitchell 57x56cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #260. Not mounted. Stefanie Schneider received her MFA in Communication Design at the Folkwang Schule Essen, Germany. Her work has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Kunstverein Bielefeld, Museum für Moderne Kunst Passau, Les Rencontres...
Category

1990s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Candice Bergen - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Candice Bergen - Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous artist in the 1960s. Good conditions.
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Jean Shrimpton and Terence Stamp Hand Signed Framed Print
Located in London, GB
Jean Shrimpton and Terence Stamp photo by Terry O’Neill 1963 A close cropped portrait of British actor Terence Stamp and model Jean ‘The Shrimp’ Shrimpt...
Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Hush, Little Baby, Don t Say a Word (Heather s Dream) diptych - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hush, Little Baby, Don't Say a Word (Heather's Dream), diptych - 2013 part of "The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence" starring Udo Kier and Heather Megan Christie 40x75cm includin...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Original Black and White Photograph of Johnny Weissmuller
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Black and White Photograph of Johnny Weissmuller Black and white photograph 1932, depicting Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller (Hungary, 1904-1984) by George Hurrell (Ameri...
Category

1920s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD6329) - figurative landscape photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
In the series 'She Disappeared into Complete Silence' (2014) Mona Kuhn takes a new direction into abstraction. She turns to a highly austere and restrained reductionist geometry and distilled formal purity, connecting the interior to the exterior, the visible to the hidden. These reflections cause one to linger, as they merge to create a dynamic equilibrium of tension, spaces and rythms. AD6329 (She Disappeared into Complete Silence) 60" x 45" / 152cm x 114cm edition of 8 + 2AP 40" x 30" / 102cm x 76cm edition of 8 + 2AP limited edition photograph is printed under artist supervision and accompanied by signed artist certificate: artist signature labels are 8x10 in size signed, editioned, dated and titled by the artist, and stamped for authenticity label __________________ About the artist Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art. For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia. Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Mona Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Stanley/Barker Editions published Kuhn's Bushes and Succulents (2018) with a debut at Musee Jeu de Paume in Paris in 2019. Thames & Hudson published a career retrospective titled Works. Kuhn's most recent publication Kings Road with Steidl accompanies a multi-dimensional museum exhibition in Germany and the US. Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, the Perez Art Museum in Miami, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris, The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London, Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland, Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Australian Centre for Photography and Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan. Mona Kuhn currently lives and works in Los Angeles. __________________ Solo Exhibitions 2024 Mona Kuhn: Between Modernism and Surrealism, Houk Gallery, New York, NY 2023 Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Galerie XII, Paris, France Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Kunsthaus-Göttingen, Germany Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Jackson Fine Art...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

The Beef Sisters - May - Unique Polaroid - Contemporary, Youth, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Beef Sisters A Polaroid-based art series by Kris 'Curtiz' De Meester May - 2023 Original Polaroid, mixed media. 10.7 x 8.8 cm (total), 7.8 x 7.6 cm (image area). Signed in fr...
Category

2010s Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Just the Way You Are (Till Death Do Us Part) - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Just the Way You Are (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005, 38x37cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artis...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Whitney Houston, Contemporary Gelatin Silver Print by David Ogburn
Located in Long Island City, NY
David Ogburn, American (1942 - ) - Whitney Houston, Medium: Gelatin Silver Print, Image Size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches, Size: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.32 cm)
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Portrait Photography for Sale on 1stDibs

Portrait photography can be a powerful part of your wall decor. Find a provocative and compelling portrait that speaks to you and you might find that the photograph will speak to your guests too.

Prior to the development of photography, which eventually replaced portrait paintings as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. In 1839, chemist and Philadelphia-based photographer Robert Cornelius didn’t have to wait very long for his portrait. In a matter of minutes, he captured what many believe to be the first portrait photograph. This shot was also the first self-portrait (or what we now call a “selfie”), and fine photography quickly became an art form.

Landscape photography, nude photography and portrait photography are very popular in today's modern interiors. A portrait can reveal a lot about the person in it. It can also add a narrative touch to your decor. You’ll often find that photographs of loved ones work well as decorative touches. A portrait of a family member or dear friend can help turn a house into a home, warming any space by evoking fond memories.

While family portraits can stir emotion, portraits of celebrities and important historical figures can also add a rich dynamic to your space. Portraits of famous musicians or intriguing actors hung in your dining room or home bar shot by Gered Mankowitz or Annie Leibovitz might inspire deep conversation over meals or drinks. Douglas Kirkland is also famous for his celebrity portraits. His photojournalism made him much sought after by Hollywood studios to document the filming of movies. In Kirkland’s powerful depiction of Hollywood stars, he excellently captures the glamour of their lives.

Other artists like Elliott Erwitt stand out by turning portraiture into a playful art form. Before graduating from high school in Hollywood, Erwitt had already begun to teach himself to take pictures, inspired by the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. In image after image, Erwitt captured what photographers call “the moment” with rapier wit and penetrating humanity.

Portrait photography can be incredibly expressive, setting the tone and mood for a room. And there are different ways of incorporating portrait photography into your interior decor. If you’re thinking about adding color photography to a bedroom or living room, the colors of the portraits can become part of the room’s palette, while portraits shot in black and white won’t disrupt an existing color scheme.

On 1stDibs, find a vast selection of portrait photography from different eras, including 1950s portraits, 1960s portrait photography and more.